David Artell says it’s not for him to judge his record as manager, as he prepares to take charge of Crewe Alex for the 100th time on Saturday (3pm).

The boss, who took the reins in January 2017, will reach the milestone when Oldham Athletic visit Gresty Road in a League Two encounter.

Whatever the result, Artell will have lost more than half of his games at the helm, with 51 defeats already recorded. He has won 34 and drawn 14, and has come under pressure from supporters at various times during his tenure.

Artell said: “I think we can make stats say what you want them to say.

“I could sit here and say ‘if I’d have come into a winning team it would only be 20’ or I could say ‘51 defeats is nowhere near good enough’.

“It depends how you want to spin it. I’ll leave that headline up to you.